QJEEM22Chccc9: JEE Main 2022 Chemistry - Class 11 JEEM22Chccc9 Solution: Number of electron deficient molecules among the following PH 3 …

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Number of electron deficient molecules among the following

PH₃, B₂H₆, CCl₄, NH₃, LiH and BCl₃ is

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Electron deficient species have less than 8 electrons (or two electrons for

\mathrm{H}

) in their valence (incomplete octet).

\mathrm{B}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{6}, \mathrm{BCl}_{3}

have incomplete octet.

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